{"id":339,"date":"2015-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/do-you-need-to-replace-your-car-seat-after-an-accident\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:29:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:29:17","slug":"do-you-need-to-replace-your-car-seat-after-an-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/do-you-need-to-replace-your-car-seat-after-an-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need to replace your car seat after an accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no question that a car accident can be jarring. But even after the initial shock, the thoughts of anger and worry may set in check to see if everyone is alright. Of course you may be thanking your lucky stars that you (or your children) were not injured further in the crash, and you know that your car may need to be repaired, but you may have questions about hidden safety issues after a car accident.<\/p>\n<p>While an auto body repair shop can give you some insight on structural damages and advise you on whether the vehicle can be declared a total loss, it may not be able to advise you on whether your child&#8217;s car seat must be replaced. Nevertheless, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has provided some tips to help you decide whether a new car seat will be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you were able to drive your car away from the accident scene, chances are that the car seat did not sustain any severe damage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/do-you-need-to-replace-your-car-seat-after-an-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Do you need to replace your car seat after an accident?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no question that a car accident can be jarring. But even after the initial shock, the thoughts of anger and worry may set in check to see if everyone is alright. Of course you may be thanking your lucky stars that you (or your children) were not injured further in the crash, and you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents","tag-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Do you need to replace your car seat after an accident? &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; May 7, 2015<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you need to replace your car seat after an accident? - Car Accidents - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/do-you-need-to-replace-your-car-seat-after-an-accident\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Do you need to replace your car seat after an accident? 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